Mitsubishi's newest Pajero has more to it than rally genes

Peak torque jumps from 29.6 kgm to a useful 40.4 kgm. The advantages become obvious once you find an empty stretch of road. It has an immediacy and a surge of power that the former Pajero simply lacked.

While it's a good two seconds quicker to 60 kmph now, it's a staggering seven seconds quicker to 100 kmph.

What it means is overtaking is now simply a mere dab of the throttle away and getting to three-digit speeds doesn't take the collective strength of all your muscles.